Raised by Wolves: Fifty Poets on Fifty Poems, a Graywolf Anthology (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781644452660)

Raised by Wolves is a unique and vibrant gathering of poems from Graywolf Press's fifty years. The anthology is conceived as a community document: fifty Graywolf poets have selected fifty poems by Graywolf poets, offering insightful prose reflections on their selections. What arises is a choral arrangement of voices and lineages across decades, languages, styles, and divergences, inspiring a shared vision for the future.

Included here are established and emerging poets, international poets and poets in translation, and many of the most significant poets of our time. There are extraordinary pairings: Tracy K. Smith on Linda Gregg; Vijay Seshadri on Tomas Transtrer, translated by Robert Bly; Natalie Diaz on Mary Szybist; Diane Seuss on D. A. Powell; Elizabeth Alexander on Christopher Gilbert; Ilya Kaminsky on V駭us Khoury-Ghata, translated by Marilyn Hacker; Mai Der Vang on Larry Levis; Layli Long Soldier on Solmaz Sharif; Solmaz Sharif on Claudia Rankine. In these poets' championing of others, fascinating threads emerge: Stephanie Burt writes on Monica Youn, who selects Harryette Mullen, who writes on Liu Xiaobo, translated by Jeffrey Yang, who chooses Fanny Howe, who writes on Carl Phillips, who selects Danez Smith, who chooses Donika Kelly, who writes on Natasha Trethewey.

With an introduction by Graywolf publisher Carmen Gim駭ez, Raised by Wolves is an echoing outward of poetry's possibilities.

Author: Graywolf Press
ISBN-10: 1644452669
ISBN-13: 9781644452660
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Language: English
Published: 01/23/2024
Pages: 136
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.40w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2023
Shelf Awareness 02/02/2024